Antique Desk Leg Styles

There are six different basic Chippendale style legs.

Antique desk leg styles. Pedestal desks have generally a nine drawer configuration to the front of the desk only. An inlaid gilt tooled leather top is set into the lift up desk top. This desk has been restored and french polished to a lovely antique mahogany shade the top fitted with a one piece wine hide leather with a thin line gilt decoration.

Vintage writing desks come in all shapes styles and colours. Antique Writing Desks. This antique desk style popular from the late 1800s through the early 1900s is said to have originated in England.

General antique stores label objects 50 years or older as antiques. Walnut Completely restored surface is polished by piano lacquers to the high gloss. Upright desks include davenports bureau secretaires roll-top cylinder and Cutler style desks with a slatted roll.

It was used on column supports as table legs and was often used on oak antique furniture. Pretty and romantic this style of French furniture became enormously popular in Europe very quickly. The first Wooton desk was made in the Renaissance Revival style with ornate carvings and square shapes.

These are the lions paw the ball and claw and the club based on the cabriole shape which is an elegant serpentine style ending in a distinctive foot. A more decorative version of the Queen Anne style with heavier proportions elaborately carved cabriole legs terminating in a pad or ball-and-claw foot ornate carvings. Kneehole - width 24 height 24 Pictured with one of our Williams style desk chairs.

Chairs were narrower with deeper seats. Chippendale style furniture can be a little harder to spot so I will point out a few of the easiest things to look for. 19th Century Desks Styles Partners desks and writing tables have drawers or drawers and cupboards to both long sides and are generally of large size.